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25 Survivors Reported In Kazakhstan Plane Crash
Authorities revealed that a passenger plane carrying 67 people crashed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday morning after colliding with birds while traveling from Azerbaijan to Russia.The Azerbaijan Airlines flight, which crashed near Aktau, a city in southwestern Kazakhstan, had 62 passengers and 5 crew members on board, Kazakhstan’s emergencies ministry said in a post on Telegram. It said that there were “25 survivors, 22 of whom were taken to hospital.”Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reported that the passengers: were 37 Azerbaijani citizens, 16 Russians, 6 Kazakh citizens, and 3 Kyrgyz citizens, citing the Kazakh Ministry of Transport.The flight was en route from Baku, the...
Richard Perry, Record Producer Behind ‘You’re So Vain’ And Other Hits, Dies At 82
Richard Perry, a hitmaking record producer with a flair for both standards and contemporary sounds whose many successes included Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain,” Rod Stewart’s “The Great American Songbook” series and a Ringo Starr album featuring all four Beatles, died Tuesday. He was 82.Perry, a recipient of a Grammys Trustee Award in 2015, died at a Los Angeles hospital after suffering cardiac arrest, friend Daphna Kastner said.“He maximized his time here,” said Kastner, who called him a “father friend” and said he was godfather to her son. “He was generous, fun, sweet and made the world a better place. The world is a...
An Azerbaijani Airliner Has Crashed In the Kazakhstani City of Aktau
An Azerbaijani Airlines has crashed in the Kazakhstani city of Aktau. The Embraer 190 aircraft made an emergency.The number of people on board has not yet been confirmed. Local media outlets reported that the plane was carrying 67 passengers and five crew. —-AP
People Protest In Damascus After Christmas tree was Set Ablaze
Hundreds of demonstrators have taken to the streets in Christian neighborhoods of Damascus after a Christmas tree burning heightened fears that the overthrow of former President Bashar al-Assad could presage crackdowns on Syria’s religious minorities.The protests on Monday night appeared to have been sparked after footage, verified by NBC News, showed hooded figures setting fire to the tree at a traffic circle in the Christian-majority town of Al-Suqalabiyah near the city of Hama in central Syria on Monday.A video circulating on social media showed crowds in Damascus chanting “Raise your cross, raise it!” and “We are with you to death, Suqalabiyah!”Syria’s de facto new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has been trying to cast...
Government Dedicates Support as Presidential Committee for Super Eagles World Cup Quest Handed ₦3b
The Presidential committee tasked with securing the Super Eagles’ spot in the 2026 FIFA World Cup is set to receive a significant boost of ₦3 billion from the Federal Government. This funding has been allocated in Nigeria’s 2025 budget, demonstrating the government’s commitment to supporting the team’s World Cup ambitions. According to sports media outlet SCORENigeria, “The Federal Government has earmarked ₦3 billion to a presidential committee, now to be known as the Presidential Support Group (PSG), that will assist the Super Eagles in qualifying for the 2026 World Cup.” “The start-up fund for the PSG has been captured in...
Inter Milan Narrow Gap to League Leaders Atalanta with 2-0 Win Over Como
Inter Milan secured a 2-0 victory over Como, reducing the gap to league leaders Atalanta to just three points. The Nerazzurri had two golden opportunities to take the lead in the first half. The first came in the 32nd minute when Denzel Dumfries received a pass from Henrikh Mkhitaryan on the right side of the box, but the Dutchman fired over the crossbar. Federico Dimarco had a chance to break the deadlock late in the first half. Lautaro Martínez delivered a pass to him inside the box, but Dimarco’s effort lacked power, allowing David Reina to make a comfortable save....
Manchester United and Victor Osimhen’s Move Debunked by Journalist and Friend Buchi Laba
Reports linking Victor Osimhen to Manchester United, as circulated by the Italian press, have been debunked. Italian based newspaper Il Mattino, reported on its official X handle, @mattinodinapoli that Manchester United plans to approach Napoli for Victor Osimhen, offering less than his £62 million release clause. The media outlet claimed the player’s agent had informed Napoli . However, Nigerian journalist and Victor Osimhen’s close friend, Mr. Buchi Laba, dismissed the rumors on his official X handle, @Buchi_Laba. He tweeted that the player does not currently have an agent and no discussions or contact have occurred between Victor Osimhen, and Manchester...
UN Investigative Team Says Syria’s New Authorities ‘Very Receptive’ To Probe of Assad War Crimes
The U.N. organization assisting in investigating the most serious crimes in Syria on Monday said the country’s new authorities were “very receptive” to its request for cooperation during a just-concluded visit to Damascus, and it is preparing to deploy.The visit led by Robert Petit, head of the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism for Syria, was the first since the organization was established by the U.N. General Assembly in 2016. It was created to assist in evidence-gathering and prosecution of individuals responsible for possible war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide since Syria’s civil war began in 2011.Petit highlighted the urgency of preserving...